{"id":9893,"date":"2020-08-14T10:49:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/?p=9893"},"modified":"2022-12-01T14:24:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T22:24:34","slug":"smuggler-scoundrel-ruffian-basics-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/smuggler-scoundrel-ruffian-basics-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruffian Scoundrel Basics Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Never shy about taking advantage of any opportunity, the Ruffian is a rough-and-tumble Scoundrel able to handle any fight, big or small. Inciting chaos with a shrapnel bomb and then coming in close for a shot at point-blank range, the Ruffian Scoundrel makes devious moves that keep their enemies reeling.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6912\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/icon-damage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/>Role: Damage<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6916\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/icon-dot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/>Type: Damage Over Time<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/icon-single-pistol.png\" \/> Weapon: Blaster Pistol<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/icon-short-range.png\" \/>Distance: Short Range<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ruffian for New Players<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/abl_sm_sc_BrutalShots.png\" \/> Ruffian is a <strong>damage-over-time<\/strong> discipline which means you need to build up your attacks over time, layering them together, which makes it slightly harder to learn than burst discipline which do damage right away<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/fraggrenade.png\" \/> This style is <strong>very mobile<\/strong> and you can easily <strong>run and jump around<\/strong> while fighting without any issues!<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rupture.png\" \/>\u00a0Most abilities can <strong>simply be used,<\/strong> you only need to learn to activate a few of them<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/abl_sm_sc_point_blank_shot.png\" \/> Scrapper takes slightly longer to learn than other disciplines, but is <strong>easier to get really good at<\/strong> compared to many other disciplines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cool Abilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stealth.png\" \/> <strong>Stealth,<\/strong> to sneak past enemies<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/abl_sm_sc_Smuggle.png\" \/> <strong>Smuggle,<\/strong> group stealth (optional)<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20312\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/dirtyKick.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/> <strong>Dirty Kick,<\/strong> short stun (optional)<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/newrollscoundrel.png\" \/> <strong>Scamper,<\/strong> roll forwards quickly<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/scound_trick_move.png\" \/> <strong>Trick Move,<\/strong> jump to an enemy (optional)<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/flashGrenade.png\" \/> <strong>Flash Grenade,<\/strong> group stun\/distraction (optional)<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/surrender.png\" \/> <strong>Surrender,<\/strong> drop all your money and lose enemies&#8217; attention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never shy about taking advantage of any opportunity, the Ruffian is a rough-and-tumble Scoundrel able to handle any fight, big or small. 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